The Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation
Charitable organization · ST Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 119228351RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,436,049) as filed with the CRA.
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation is a charitable organization based in ST Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $10.9M in revenue and $9.4M in expenditures.
Compared with 138 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 35 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 35 qualified donees totalling $1.2M in 2023, the largest being $380K to Xavier House Incorporated. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The objectives for which the congregation was established are as follows: religious educational and charitable work in association and collaboration with the roman catholic bishop of newfoundland; christian education and religious and general instructions for the people of newfoundland particularly the poor and underprivileded; foundation for the roaman catholic convents and training houses for the sisters in the religion
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $10.9M | $9.4M | $5.9M | — | $1.2M | $72.7M |
| 2022 | -$8.2M | $8.6M | $5.5M | — | $1.2M | $71.2M |
| 2021 | $13.9M | $8.5M | $5.3M | — | $1.2M | $88.1M |
| 2020 | $8.6M | $8.4M | $5.1M | — | $1.3M | $82.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $1.2M to 35 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Xavier House Incorporated$380K
- The Lantern Christian Life Centre Incorporated$138K
- Killick Hospice Care Inc.$104K
- The Gathering Place$101K
- RUAH Counselling Centre Inc.$100K
- ST. Joseph's Province House Inc.$50K
- DR. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer CARE Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$50K
- Turnings$25K
- Thrive CYN St. John's Inc.$25K
- ST. Bonaventure's College Inc.$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$25K
- The Vera Perlin Charitable Foundation Inc$15K
- L'Arche Avalon Inc.$13K
- Team Broken Earth$10K
- Memorial University of Newfoundland$10K
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$10K
- Catholic School Foundation of Corner Brook Inc.$10K
- Camber Arts Incorporated$10K
- Organisation Catholique Canadienne pour le Développement et la Paix$10K
- Canadian Cancer Society$10K
- Belvedere Orphanage Fund Inc.$10K
- Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of ST. John's$10K
- Murphy Centre Inc.$7,500
- Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Association$7,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions35
- Total compensation, all staff$3M
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Elizabeth Lee (congregational leader); Roisin Gonnon (asst congregational leader); Mary Rossiter (dorector); Clotilde Martin (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119228351RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.